Complete Database · 1929–2026

Academy Award
Best Picture

Every winner from the first ceremony in 1929 to the present — directors, studios, casts, box office, nominees, and the stories behind cinema's highest honor.

98Ceremonies
98Winners
10Decades
1929First Award
Complete Database
Every Best Picture Winner
Search, filter by decade, and explore 97 years of Academy Award history.
Showing 97 winners
Through the Eras
Decade by Decade
How the Academy's tastes evolved across a century of cinema.
Data & Analysis
Best Picture by the Numbers
Visual breakdowns of studios, genres, box office, and more.

Winners by Studio

Which studios have dominated the Best Picture race

Genre Breakdown

Drama dominates — but by how much?

Box Office Over Time

Are winners getting bigger or smaller at the box office?

Repeat-Winning Directors

Directors who helmed more than one Best Picture winner

Winners Per Decade

Decade comparison of winners and trends

Most Nominated Non-Winners

Films nominated many times but never took Best Picture

Controversy & Drama
Notable Upsets & Controversies
The moments that had Hollywood — and audiences — talking for decades.
Deep Dives
Essays & Analysis
Long-form explorations of the Academy's history, biases, and biggest surprises.
← Back to articles